Thanks for signing and sharing. Presented hard copies of this petition along with a petition of over 1,300 birthmothers to lawmakers and the Governor's office. Numbers matter! We will continue the petition until we have a bill signed into law.

Oct. 17th, 2025  - 475 Signatures

271 Signatures– Reside in California (Many more may have been born in California)

Other Signatures from across the United States and other countries.

United Kingdom, France, Canada, Sweden, Paraguay

Signatures Include Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adopted Parents as well as authors, Podcasters both in the USA and Canada. 

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The following is an email sent to me yesterday. Katarina has given me permission to share.

Hi

My name is Katarina Schmutz and I signed your petition.

Born 1972 in Long Beach, California but moved with my adoptee mother to Sweden, where I lived since 1975. 

Didn’t find out about my adoption until 2020.. which actually is a crime in Sweden. 

Also criminal in Sweden to charge someone’s birth certificate or hide an adoptee’s identification. As in most countries.

Best of luck!

Sincerely 

Katarina